A shot female Honey Buzzard. Many birds are left where they fall either because the shooters can't find them or they are not bothered. |
Relatively fresh secondaries, very fresh inner three primaries and worn P4-10. |
A rough drawing taken from the above photo showing the general idea of the method. It is very effective. |
A badly injured adult female Honey Buzzard. This bird had been shot in the right wing and I doubt will get much further than Turkey. |
Juvenile Honey Buzzard with gun shot damage. |
Adult male Honey Buzzard |
Common Kestrel |
Juvenile Lesser Spotted Eagle with shot damage to it's left wing and legs. Blood can be seen on it's legs and I guess it will have taken shot to the body also. |
Juvenile Steppe Buzzard that won't be going to South Africa. |
Juvenile Marsh Harrier missing it's tail. The protruding things are it's legs. |
Black Kite with shot right wing. |
These youths were shooting Bee-eaters for fun close to Station 1. |
People often go out and shoot a few raptors before barbequing them. A bit like me going to Norfolk and shooting a couple of Marsh Harriers before cooking and eating them at the side of the road. |
This stunning juvenile Honey Buzzard was shot by the above person. Low cloud was forcing raptors to fly low and many were getting shot just behind Station 1. |
Juvenile Hen Harrier passing over a shooter. I would like to think that he had spared it on purpose but I reckon he just hadn't seen it coming. |